---
id: "action-run-half-day-prototype"
type: "action-item"
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2024/12/how-to-create-value-systematically-with-gen-ai"
source_title: "How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AI"
source_timestamps: ["§ Putting the Pyramid into Practice"]
tags: ["workshop", "rapid-prototyping"]
related: ["framework-half-day-prototyping", "concept-build-to-learn"]
action: "Run a 3-hour workshop (60m discovery, 30m prioritization, 90m building) to create a functional AI prototype."
outcome: "Immediate demonstration of transformational AI value without requiring complex technical infrastructure."
sources: ["spine"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-spine"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-nm-98-create-value-systematically-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2024/12/how-to-create-value-systematically-with-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "How to Create Value Systematically with Gen AI"
---
# Execute a 3-hour Gen AI prototyping workshop

**Action.** Gather a cross-functional team of **4–6 people** for a half-day session: **60 minutes** discovering use cases beyond basic productivity, **30 minutes** prioritizing on value and feasibility using existing tools, and **90 minutes** building a functional prototype that demonstrates transformational value. This is the direct application of [[framework-half-day-prototyping]] and the [[concept-build-to-learn]] method; it substantiates [[claim-half-day-transformation]].

**Prerequisite:** existing enterprise Gen AI tools ([[prereq-existing-enterprise-ai]]).

**Expected outcome:** immediate demonstration of transformational AI value without complex technical infrastructure.

**Enrichment note.** Feasibility of building a *functional* prototype in 90 minutes is well supported (design sprints, hackathons, AI sprints). Calibrate expectations: moving from prototype to scaled, production-grade transformation still requires integration, security/compliance, change management, and process redesign (see [[contrarian-no-complex-infrastructure]]).